"An independent, beautiful woman trapped by the conventions of Regency England, Dorothea Sandham is the charming heroine of this captivating novel. When Dorothea accepts an attractive offer of marriage from the haughty Sir Tate Bancroft, it seems as if the marriage of convenience will benefit both of them. But when Dorothea makes the acquaintance of a charming French émigré - and Sir Tate returns from the Peninsular War with a beautiful Portuguese widow - their marriage of convenience abruptly turns into a nightmare of jealousy and intrigue."